Newspaper-vending machine



O. J. HOTALING.

NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1919.

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1 45,855, I Patented July 6, 1920.

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NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1919.

Patented July 6, 1920.

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INVENTOR A TTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OMAR J'. HOTALING, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

NEWSPAPER-VENDING MACHINE.

- Application filed September 18, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OMAR J. HOTALING, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Newsp aper-Vending Machine, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to vending machines and has particular referenceto devices of the character covered by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates No. 1,285,187, issued to the American Newsvender Corporation onthe 19th day of November, 1918.

Among the objects of the present improvement is to provide improvedmeans for ejecting the newspapers singly.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means forpreventing the introduction of a coin or check in the machine when it isempty of newspapers.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose ofillustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate thesame parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation of one of my improved vending machines.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the automatic mechanism, the movable partsbeing shown in normal position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the ejecting mechanismmoving forward in the direction of the arrow and nearing the end of itsstroke.

Fig. at is another View of the same mechanism but indicating the lockedposition thereof as a result of the want of a paper within the machine,and hence preventing the introduction of a coin or check.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the newspaper controlling devices, theview being taken on a plane midway between the coin controlled devicesand the newspaper controlling devices.

Fig. 6 is a view corresponding to Fig. 5 but indicating the position ofthe parts at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1920.

Serial No. 324,415.

the time the newspaper is tilted for delivery at the lower right handcorner of the casing.

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional detail on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5; and IFig. 9 is a View similar to Fig. 8 but indicating the change of positionrelatively between the newspaper delivering arm and the actuatortherefor.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings 1 show at 10 a newspapercasing which in general is similar to that described in the previouspatent and having a delivery mouth or opening 11 at the lower right handcorner. 12 indicates a casing for the automatic mechanism as well as thefinger operating devices, and at the upper right hand portion of thecasing is the coin or check admission slot 13. To the left thereof is afinger piece 14 in the form of a pin projectingforward through anarc-shaped slot 15, the center of curvature of which is at 16 aroundwhich the check controlled mechanism has oscillating movement.

Any suitable coin or check controlled clevices may be employed the sameper se constituting no part of this present invention. To lay a basis,however, for the description of the newspaper controlling devices I showthe principal parts of the check controlled mechanism which are;essentially the same as described in the previous patent. The coinadmitted through the slot 13 drops down between the front wall 17 andthe right side of the wheel 18 where it lodges adjacent to the center 16of the mechanism;- 19 is a pawl pivoted at 20 and adapted to cooperatewith a lug 21 carried by the wheel 18 which will normally prevent therotation of the wheel. The coin, however, acting upon the arm 22 of thepawl will throw the pawl into the path of the lug 21by virtue of thespring 23 connected thereto, but held normally away from the path of thelug by means of a lug 2 1 on the main wheel. The pivot 20 is fixed onthe front wall of the casing so that when the wheel starts to rotate inthe direction indicated the pawl 19 will drop into the path of the lug21 but for the presence of the coin stated. With the coin present,however, the lug 21 will pass freely beneath the pawl and the wheel willrotate V as far as permitted by the slot 15. This v the front wall 17.27 indicates an offset portion of the wall 26, the same being offsetrearward (see Fig. 7 for the accommodation of the newspaper ejectingdevices including a main arm 28-mounted on a fixed pivot 29substantially coaxial with the pivot 16. 30 is a vertical extension ofthe arm 28 upon which is pivoted a keeper arm 31 whose function is tocontrol the position of the bunch of newspapers and more particu-- larlythe paper next to be delivered and also acting as a lock to prevent theintroduction of an idle coin. The normal position of this keeper 31 isas indicated in Figs. 2 and 5, the keeper being pressed normallyresiliently rearward by means of a spring 32 coiled around the upper endof the extension 30. Journaled-loosely upon the lower end of theextension 30 is an ejector arm 33 the same being connected to a hub 3 1in the nature of a bell crank having a right angularly disposed arm 35.-(See Figs. 8 and 9). The free end of the arm 33 carries a spur 36adapted to prick into the next newspaper to be delivered for itsejection. V

The actuator for the newspaper arm is a U-shaped member 37 carried by anarm 38 pivoted at 39 to the main arm 28 just above the pivot 29. Aspring 10 acting through a link 41, tends to hold the actuator drawntoward the left which by virtue of the arm 35 tends to holdthe'arm 33forward as shown in Fig. 8. The arm 35 of the bell crank operates in anotch 37 of the actuator. The opposite arm of the actuator is providedwith a notch 42 into which a rigid pin 4-3 projects from the rear faceof the wheel 18 just slightly to the right of the finger operating pin14 (see Fig. 3), it being borne in mind that Fig. 3 is a rear View andthe terms right and left are to be applied in this specification inaccordance with the view of the machine'as in Figs. 1 and 5.

In the manipulation of the device after the introduction of the propercoin the actuator will be moved toward the right after the pin 4113traverses the notch 12 from the normal position of Fig. 5 until itstrikes the shoulder 14. At this time the actuator will be moved towardthe right and this will cause simultaneous swinging of the keeper arm 31and ejector arm 33 around the pivot 29, but in addition to this swingingmovement of the ejector arm 33 it will be given a rotation around theaxis 30 by virtue of the connection between the actuator and the arm 35causing the spur to engage into and essentially toward the right and atan angle to the main portions of the arms 31 and lVhen thenewspaper hasbeen ejectedand the pin or finger piece 14 has been released the mainspring 25 will restore the coin cont-rolled 'parts'to normal positionand this action will restore the ejector parts to normal position byreason of the cooperation between the pin 43 and the'wall of the notch12 remote from the arm28. 3 Assuming that there is still at least onemore paper in the machine the keeper arm and presser arm will glidefreely thereover back to normal position, but when the last paper hasbeen ejected the presser arm will engage a stop 49 fixed to the rearwall of the cabinet, the location of'which is indicated in dotted linesin Fig. 1 and in cooperation with the presser armin Fig. 4:. This stepacts to prevent the return of the'mechanism beyond the point indicatedin Fig. 4 so that the unslotted portion of the wheel 18 will lieadjacent tothe coin slot and prevent the insertion of another coin. Anysuitable full stroke mechanism such as indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and a maybe provided to insure that thewheel 18 must makea full oscillation ineach direction before reversing. This mechanism includes a rack 50 withwhich cooperates a spring operated pawl 51 of well knowncharacteristics.

I claim 1. In a newspaper vending machine, the combination of an armmounted to swing in an are around a certain axis, a newspaper ejectingarm mounted upon the aforesaid arm and movable therewith, and anactuator carried by the first mentioned arm and cooperating with thelatter mentioned arm to cause it to swing around an axis different fromthat of the first mentioned arm coincidental-ly with'the swinging ofboth arms.

2. In a newspaper delivering device, the combination of an: arm mountedto swing around a certain axis, an ejector arm pivoted upon the firstmentioned armand adapted to swing around an axis perpendicular to thatof the first mentioned arm coincidentally with the bodily movement'ofthelatter arm with the former arm, and an actuator pivoted to the firstmentioned arm and serving when actuated to cause both the swinging ofthe first mentioned arm and the swinging of the latter mentioned armaround the first mentioned arm.

3. In a newspaper delivering device, the combination of an arm adaptedto swing around an axis, an actuator pivoted to the arm and movablethereon around an axis parallel to the axis of the arm, manuallyoperated means cooperating with the actuator to cause the swingingmovements of both the arm and the actuator through a single operation,an ejector arm pivoted upon the first mentioned arm and movable bodilywith the movement of the first mentioned arm, connections between theactuator and the ejector arm to cause the independent swinging of theejector arm, and means to automatically return the aforesaid parts tonormal position after being manually actuated.

l. In a newspaper vending machine, the combination of a casing, an armpivoted in the casing for movement around a horizontal axis, an actuatorpivoted to the arm for independent movement thereon, manually controlledmeans to move the actuator around its pivot, and newspaper ejectingmeans carried by the arm and serving as a connection between theactuator and the arm whereby the movement of the actuator will result inthe movement of the arm and ejector means.

5. In a newspaper vending machine, the combination of a casing, a membermovably mounted within the casing, an actuator con nected to the memberfor movement independently thereof and also with the member, manuallycontrolled means cooperating with the actuator, an ejector carried bythe said member and movable thereon in a clifferent direction from themovement of the member, connections between the ejector and the actuatorto cause both movements aforesaid, and means to restore the parts tonormal position after being actuated.

6. In a newspaper delivering means, the combination of a casing, amember movable in the casing, an actuator pivoted upon the member, anejector pivoted upon the mem her at an angle to the pivot of theactuator,

bell crank connections between the actuator and the ejector whereby themovement of the actuator around its pivot will cause the swinging of theejector around its pivot while a continued movement of the actuator willcause the movement of both the actuator and ejector with the memberfirst mentioned, and means to return the parts to normal po sition afterbeing moved.

7. In a newspaper delivering means, the combination of a casing, amember movably mounted within the casing, an ejector pivoted upon saidmember, a newspaper presser arm likewise pivoted upon said member andsubstantially parallel to the ejector, an actuator connected to themember for the movement thereof in the casing, and bell crankconnections between the actuator and the ejector to cause initially theswinging of the ejector around its axis to engage a newspaper while acontinued movement thereof in the same direction will cause the ejectionof the newspaper.

8. In a newspaper delivering means, the combination of a casing, an armpivoted therein on a horizontal axis, an ejector and a presser armpivoted coaxially upon the first mentioned arm, the ejector being freelypiv oted upon the arm, spring means acting upon the presser arm tendingto hold it against the newspaper next to be delivered, and an actuatorconnected to the first mentioned arm and serving initially to swing theejector around its pivot to cause the engagement thereof with thenewspaper to be delivered and subsequently to cause the swinging of thefirst mentioned arm and the parts pivoted thereon.

9. In a newspaper ejecting means, the combination with an ejector andmeans to actuate the same to engage and deliver a newspaper, of apresser arm movable with the ejector toward ejecting position, means tocause the presser arm to bear against the next paper to be delivered,means to return the ejector and presser arm toward normal position, andmeans to stop this return movement prior to reaching normal position inthe event that the last paper has been delivered.

OMAR J. HOTALING.

